Optimization > Set response to be optimized > Set objective function |
There are two main ways of optimizing in DynoChem. These are:
The variables that appear in the Responses list are as follows:
For targets, the objective function is based on the square of the distance from the target value. The function to be minimized is:
This value is plotted in the chart as a solid black line when optimizing.
If there is more than one Target, weight the parameters according to their relative importance. A high weighting (larger than 1) will mean that the optimization routine will work harder to meet that target than other targets with lower weighting.
When you select this option in Optimization, the list of potential responses (the variables that can be optimized) appear in a dropdown menu of the Select Objective function interface.
The variables that appear in the response dropdown list are as follows:
To define your goal for an optimization exercise:
Note: the Value cell will initially be empty on setting up an Optimization exercise, but is updated with the latest value of the objective function as the model runs. The Units of the objective function are set on the process sheet of the model.